Combination toilet set and case.



F. CUMMINGS. COMBINATION TOILET SET AND CASE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I5, ISIS.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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FLOYD CUMMINGS, OF ONEONTA, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 1t av. 22, 12116.

Application filed uetober 15, 1915. Serial mascots.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, FLOYD citizen of theUnited States, residing at Uneonta, in the county of Otsego and Statehave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination ToiletSets and Cases; and l dohereby-declare the followipg to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as will enable itappertains to make and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is to combine a plurality of toiletarticles, so that when not in use, they can be folded so as to occupy aminimum amount of space when placed within a suitcase or traveling bag.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature,which can be manufactured cheaply, will be durable and etiicient inoperation.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodimentof, my invention of which the following is a specification, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof in whichI Figure l is a side view of the toilet set, showing the same inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a lo: gitudinal section taken through thecasing for the toilet set when folded to inoperative position.

Referrin to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 esignates a hair brushhaving a back portion 2, formed preferably of aluminum or similar metal,the said back having a chamber 3 therein opening into the torward end ofthe back portion 2. The chamher 3 removably receives a rectangularshaped mirror 4, the said mirror having the end which lies adjacent theopen end of the chamber 3, provided with a rectangular shaped portion 5,which is of a greater width and length than the width and height of thechamber 3, and is adapted to close the open end of the chamber? when themirror is positioned within the chamber and lies flush with the adjacentedge of the back, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the rectangular portion 5carries a manipulating handle 6, by means of which the drawn from thechamber and held in upright position. The back 2 has its rear -end videdwith an upwardly and outwardly extending bracket arm 6, the upperterminal CUMMINGS, a

others skilled in the art to which mirror can be conveniently withproprovided with an apertured the hair brush 1, is a has a tubular backportion 10, which is substantially triangular in cross section, and hasits inner'side provided with comb teeth 11. The forward end of thetubular back portion of the comb, is opened, so as to admit of theinsertion of a tooth brush 12 within the tubular back portion when inuse, the said open end being closed by a removable cap '13, which has acylindrical extension 14 adapted to be removably received by theopen'end of the tubular back portion 10 of the comb.

The rear end of the tubular back portion 10 of the comb, is providedwith an upwardly and outwardly extending arm 15, the upper end of whichhas formed thereon an apertured ear similar to the ear 7 on the bracketarm 6 and is ositioned at one side of the ear 7, and a bolt 19 extendsthrough the ears and pivotally connects the same so as to permit thecombQbeing folded over upon the brush 1, so that the teeth or the combwill be inserted within the bristles of the brush. When so folded, thetoilet set is placed within Fig. 2, the said casing configuration, havinone end opened and adapted tobe closed y a hinged cap 22,-the said cap22 carrying a. depending spring latch 23 adapted to engage over a lug 24carried on the adjacent wall of the casing 21. so as to hold the cap 22in closed position.

on it is desired to use the toilet articles, the same are withdrawn fromthe casing 21, and unfolded to the position shown in Fig. 1. If it isdesired to use the comb, the brush is gripped by one hand of theoperator, and the same serves as a handle for the comb, and the combingoperation can be carried out in the ordinary manner. When the brush isto be employed, the tubularbody 10 will serve as a handle for the brushand be grasped by the hand of the operator, so that the brush can beconveniently operated. After the combing or brushing operation, the combis folded on the brush and the toilet set is then inserted within thecase 21, as shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that l have provided a new and novelcombination toilet'set and case,

being of rectangular a casing, designated 21, in i lilo ' which when notin use, can be conveniently stored within a narrow space within asuitcase or traveling bag.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is As a newarticle of manufacture; a pair of pivotally connected elements; brushbristles carried by one of the elements; comb teeth carried by the otherelement; either element being adapted to serve as a handle during theuse of the other element; and

the said elements being adapted, when not in use, to be folded intoparallelism with each other and to have the comb teeth engage in thebrush bristles.

In testimony whereof ll afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

L. G. Rose, ROBERT HALL.

